caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period

Examples of caseload in a Sentence

We have a heavy caseload today.

Recent Examples on the Web

The caseload for the Criminal Investigation Unit is 91 citywide. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, persistent staffing shortages, ballooning caseloads, and generational turnover continue to strain the system, which is exactly the kind of pressure driving attorneys to experiment with AI in the first place. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025

By January 2025, caseloads had grown to 6,619 families in the program, with 54% receiving direct rental payments, the data showed. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025

Those who need additional resources or personal advice may need to wait weeks to see a counselor with a caseload of 500 students. —Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caseload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Medical Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a clinic) in a particular period

Legal Definition

caseload

noun

case·​load ˈkās-ˌlōd 

: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period